Kano was sold to Gion in Kyoto by his father when he was 12 years old.

With her father, who was unable to support six or seven children, Kano, the eldest of the family and a beautiful girl, was undoubtedly chosen to take her to Gion in Kyoto in the hope of getting some money to keep the already precarious family going.

It's been four years since Shikano was sold to Gion by her father and cut off contact with her family, and it's been four years since she came to Gion.,In another half a month, she's going to be taken by the proprietress to the cooperative teahouse to perform as the new Oiran in the house.,The bald and new in the house happily congratulate her on being able to get through.,But Kano knows that he's not happy at all.。

In the days she spent in Gion, she had seen too many wandering girls or low-level geisha being contemptuously played with by samurai or nobles shuttling through Gion, Shikano was afraid that she would become the lowest-level wandering girl in Gion after her years passed away, and finally died in the corner with no bones left, and she was also afraid that she would be pinched by the proprietress for the rest of her life and could not see a bright future, she just wanted to choose her beloved to spend her life with.

Luckily, Shikano found the lover he hoped to spend his life with, so after secretly dating his beloved in private, Shikano agreed on a meeting place with him, intending to elope with his lover while everyone in Gion was resting.

She didn't tell anyone about this, including Bald and Xinzao, who had a good relationship with her.

This is a very risky thing, although countless bald and new creatures try to escape from Gion every year, but very few are able to successfully pump their feet, and most of them are caught by the samurai guarding the exit of the "corridor" before they can escape, and finally they are caught in the house and handed over to the proprietress for punishment.

However, the vast majority of the wandering girls or new creatures who smoked their feet would not live to be disposed of by their bosses, but quickly bit off their tongues and committed suicide, after all, they all knew that it was better to die now than to be tortured in the hands of the boss's lady and be used as the lowest "slave" to live as a dead one.

So in the middle of the night, when everyone in the house was resting, Lu Ye sneaked out of the back door of the house with some jewelry she had saved, she didn't even wear her own clogs, because the sound of clogs stepping on the stone road was likely to wake up the proprietress in the house whose ears were more sensitive than wolves, she shuttled along the dim alleys in the adjoining houses, cold sweat trickled down her forehead, Lu Ye could almost only hear her frantic heartbeat, and her feet in white socks were stained dirty on the stone road, Small, sharp stones had worn through the soles of her feet, oozing bright red blood.

But this pain was surpassed by excitement and happiness, just thinking that his beloved was waiting for her under the bridge to leave Youkuo together, Luye had never felt so refreshed.

However, the happiness that was close at hand was broken by a few dog barks at night, and Lu Ye heard the sharp and angry shouts of the proprietress in his house from a distance: "Lu Ye plans to escape!" Catch her! ”

A wandering samurai hired by the proprietress runs through the alleys with orange lanterns to look for her traces, and Shikano panics and swerves into an alley only to find that it is a dead end.

The barking of dogs at the entrance of the alley came and went, and the scolding of the proprietress getting closer and closer, Lu Ye sat on the ground as if he had been drained of strength, covering his face and sobbing, desperately thinking that he was finished.

Obviously there is only the last distance left to meet his lover, and he is clearly separated by a line from the freedom he expects, but Shikano can no longer escape from this Gion, which can be called hell for women.

The pale-faced Shikano huddled in the corner, hoping to make it impossible for the proprietress to spot her, but the dim lights and barking of dogs at the entrance of the alley let her know that the chances of such a thing were slim.

Shikano closed her eyes, her tongue already in her teeth, and she had already decided that it was better to die now than to go back to the house and call herself a wandering girl who was played with at will.

"Hey—"

A voice appeared in the alley, Shikano was excited, opened his eyes in confusion and looked around but found nothing, and then a delicate pastry fell from a high place and smashed to the ground and shattered into powder, tears streaming down his eyes stared at the powdered pastry on the ground, Shikano's head could barely turn.

"On it."

Lu Ye looked around in a panic, following the direction from which the sound came from and the place where the pastry had fallen, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the window on the second floor of the house next to him, which was opened by a crack at this time, and the moon just came out of the clouds at this time, sprinkling a dazzling silver glow on this gray alley.

In the gap of the open window, Shikano saw a rich and dazzling face, as if it had been fabricated by the hands of the gods.

The beautiful face that overshadowed all the women Lu Ye had ever seen was looking at her condescendingly, one hand on the edge of the window and playing with the snacks in his hand for a while, and Lu Ye in the alley was almost stunned.

The woman by the window looked at her with her forehead propped up, and said, "You don't want to be caught, do you?" If you don't want to be caught, run in through the small door here. ”

The small door happened to be opened by a young Maiko, who waved her hand anxiously and whispered, "Come in!" ”

Shikano woke up like a dream, and her already weak body seemed to have endless strength at this time, she got up from the ground and quickly ran into the small door opened by Maiko, who closed the small door and breathed a sigh of relief.

The barking of dogs near and far disappeared into the alley, and Shikano was terrified, and it was not until she was led up the stairs to the second floor by the young Maiko that she felt as if her soul floating in mid-air had fallen into place.

"Thank you, thank you!" With tears in her eyes, Shikano whispered to the Maiko beside her who led her way, and Maiko, who was neatly combing her two buns, raised a bright smile at her and shook her head and said, "No thanks, it was actually Mrs. Youguo who asked me to open the door for you." ”

Yugo Taifu?

The tears in Shikano's eyes were about to fall, she felt that the name was familiar, and then she remembered where she had heard the name Youguo.

Gion is one of the most famous flower streets, and in addition to the countless nomadic girls and rare Oiran, it is also home to many geisha who have been trained as aristocratic women, and there are naturally some of the best geisha.

The Yuka in Maiko's mouth is undoubtedly the most outstanding and beautiful of all the geisha in Gion.

And alongside her excellent appearance is also an arrogant and nasty character.

Lu Ye followed Maiko's footsteps towards the second floor in a little panic, she was a little apprehensive, more trance and disbelief, she was actually rescued, and escaped from the clutches of the boss lady.

Maiko kept bringing her to a door, pulling the door open, Shikano stood at the door and hesitated, her eyebrows lowered and she didn't dare to look directly at the furnishings in the room, the white socks on her feet were already stained red with blood, she looked at her dirty socks, and never dared to take a step.

She was afraid to step on the clean tatami mats in the dirty room.

"Why don't you come in?"

Lu Ye heard a cold and transparent voice, she could imagine how beautiful it was to sing waka songs with such a voice, but this kind of voice was a little low for girls.

Kano said with some trepidation: "I, my feet are very dirty, and I am afraid that I will stain your tatami mats." ”

The voice in the room hadn't sounded for a long time, and while Luye was thinking to himself, the voice said again, "Mei Yi, get her shoes and socks for her." ”

Maiko, who is called Mei Yi, obediently responded, and happily ran into the room, took a pair of clogs and brand new socks and handed them to Shikano.

Mei Yi raised a bright smile and said, "Please wear it." ”

Shikano thanked her flatteredly, and she changed her socks before she mustered up the courage to approach the room, cautiously raising her eyes, and the beauty who had just glanced in the darkness was sitting behind a desk and looking at her nonchalantly.

That face was cold and gorgeous, like a red plum in the snow.

The pastries that had been casually tossed in Youguo's hands just now were also placed on a plate on the table, and Youguo put them down after taking a bite on his lips.

It wasn't until he saw this famous geisha with his own eyes that Shikano understood why, even if Yugo had a haughty personality, there were still so many high-ranking officials and nobles who would be willing to spend a lot of money and get carried away just to see her.

She subconsciously wanted to kneel on her knees, but was grabbed by the arm of Maiko next to her.

The young Maiko said in a cheerful tone, "Mrs. Yugo doesn't like people kneeling down to her." ”

Lu Ye was a little flustered again, raised his eyes and looked at Youguo behind the small table, but saw Youguo nodding casually and said, "Just sit down, there is no one else here." ”

Shikano was pulled across the small table by Maiko, and she was still a little nervous when she was face to face with the famous geisha, but Maiko, who was called Mei Yi, had already happily run away and walked to Youguo's side, grabbed her sleeve and said, "Mrs. Youguo, can you give me those pastries if you don't eat them?" ”

Shikano thought in disbelief that no one would dare to be coquettish like this if he were another geisha or Oiran with a bad temper, but Mei Yi's movements were very skillful and natural.

The husband behind the table, that is, Youguo, was not angry, raised his hand and gently pinched Yayi's round face, and then pushed the pastry plate on the table to Meiyi: "Take it and eat it, remember to share it with other children." ”

Mei Yi answered crisply and ran happily with the plate, the door closed, and only Youguo and Luye were left in the room.

"You want to smoke enough?" Youguo looked at Lu Ye, who was sitting a little helpless opposite, with an expressionless face: "Why did you do this?" You should know what happens if you fail to pump enough, right? ”

Lu Ye nodded with red eyes, sobbed and said, "I...... I don't want to spend my whole life in Gion, I want to live like an ordinary woman......"

She cried and said a lot intermittently, Youguo didn't respond or refute, he just observed Lu Ye's expression lightly, and waited for her to calm down a little before speaking: "Then how can you be sure that you can live well after you leave and won't fall here again?" ”

Lu Ye hesitated and didn't know whether he should tell his lover about it, Youguo saw her hesitation, so he whispered, "I can help you, but how can you be sure that you can succeed?" ”

Luye raised his head almost in a panic, looked at Youguo pleadingly, and said, "I...... My lover, who was a fisherman who delivered fish to Gion, knew that there was a small river that led to the outside of Gion. ”

Youguo was silent for a long time, and then said, "Okay, I'll help you." ”

Shikano was overjoyed, and was about to kneel down in front of Youguo to thank him for his help, but not yet

In time, he heard a noisy sound accompanied by the barking of dogs in the alley outside the house, and Lu Ye could hear the sharp and mean voice of the proprietress who escaped from the house in the noise.

The hostess is here! Shikano looked at his feet in a panic, only to find a little bright red blood oozing from the white socks.

"My boss lady is here, and I can't hide from it." Shikano held back tears and said, "Her dog can smell me." Mrs. Youguo, take me out, otherwise it will be bad for you if the proprietress who let you buy the house know. ”

Youguo shook his head quietly, he got up and walked to Lu Ye's side, pointed to the small closet in the room where the miscellaneous items were kept, and said, "You go in and hide, I'm here." ”

Lu Ye's heart beat heavily, her eyes suddenly glowed with unparalleled brilliance, and she obediently hid in the closet in Youguo's room with her own things, anxiously waiting for the voice of the proprietress to go away.

Before the closet was closed, the bright-looking husband put his index finger to his lips and said, "Don't make a sound." ”

For some reason, Shikano felt an unparalleled trust in Yuguo, who was just meeting her for the first time, and she nodded earnestly, closing her mouth tightly.

*

After the closet was closed, Youguo sat down where Luye had sat just now, hiding the small blood stain, and he held his chin boredly with his fingers dipped in tea to write and draw on the table, chatting with the system.

"I've been here for five years now, and I've been wearing women's clothes for five years!" Youguo said angrily: "But I haven't even seen the hair of the mission target!" ”

The system was also very sad, after all, the identity was not something it could decide, so he had to comfort Youguo and said: "The main system should have its considerations in this arrangement, maybe one day the mission goal will appear?" ”

"You'd better be." Youguo whispered: "I can't stay in this flower street for a moment, and if it doesn't work, I'll run away." ”

Before the system could speak, the door of Youguo's room was opened at this time, and the proprietress of the house where Youguo was located walked in with another woman with a slightly sour appearance, and said to Youguo with a smile: "Youguo, this is the proprietress of Lezhangwu, she has a wandering girl there who has pumped her feet, have you seen a wandering girl fleeing towards us?" ”

Youguo raised his eyes to look at the woman behind the proprietress and tilted his chin slightly and said with a slight arrogance: "I haven't seen it, what's the matter, is there another reserve force with a full pump?" ”

The woman behind Youguo's proprietress rubbed her hands and said to Youguo with a little flattery, "If you see it, please tell me." After all, the money to train an Oiran is also a big expense for us. ”

Youguo raised his eyebrows and sneered, "What, do you think I'll hide a prisoner here?" ”

Of course, a woman doesn't dare to offend a geisha who is now as famous as she is in the sky, but it costs a lot of money to train an Oiran, and she is not willing to give up like this, not to mention that her dog is always wandering in this alley, and of course she will be suspicious of the nearby house.

Glancing around the room with a little reluctance, the woman's eyes fell on the small closet in the room.

Her vision was obvious, of course Youguo couldn't let a woman go through her closet, so she glanced at Mei Yi at the door and said, "It's not unwilling, isn't it?" In that case, Mei Yi, you open the closet and let the proprietress see what exactly is inside. ”

Mei Yi obediently walked towards the closet where the things were placed, Youguo looked at the woman, and then said coldly: "By the way, there are also priceless treasures given to me by the daimyo of Feather String City, if it is broken, let the proprietress of Lezhangya compensate for it." ”

The proprietress immediately changed her face, and when she vaguely saw that there were only a few scattered wooden boxes in the open closet, she immediately said, "Forget it, how can I not believe your words?" ”

She immediately turned around and thanked Youguo's proprietress and hurriedly left the room with someone, leaving only Mei Yi and the proprietress Chu Xing in the room.

The open door was closed, and the charming proprietress Chu Xing stood at the door and glanced at the closet that was closed by Yayi, and said helplessly: "Youguo, you are willful again." ”

Youguo didn't answer, but opened his mouth and yawned, and said to the proprietress quite sleepily, "It's not early, Chu Xing, I'm going to sleep." ”

Chu Xing didn't say much, she only left a meaningful "act carefully" and slowly left Youguo's room, and waited until the footsteps disappeared completely, the closet was carefully opened by Lu Ye, and he bent down and walked out of it.

"Wait a little longer." Youguo said to Luye: "You can't leave tonight, wait until tomorrow." I'll ask Mei to inform your lover and ask him to come back tomorrow. ”

It was not easy to escape from the hands of the proprietress, and Lu Ye could carry it clearly, she nodded and leaned over to thank her sincerely: "Thank you for your help, Mrs. Youguo, if it weren't for you, I might have ...... now."

Youguo interrupted her words, raised his hand and helped Lu Ye up: "Don't thank me, live a good life after escaping." ”

Another young Maiko took Shikano by the hand and took her to the room where the dancers were resting, and Mei Yi jumped to see Shikano away, and then returned to Youguo's room to hold Yuguo's arm and play coquettishly.

"Brother Youguo." Mei Yi whispered, "This is already the first few people we have pumped?" ”

The geisha who became famous in Gion turned out to be a man! Such news was easily said by Mei Yi, but she was not surprised, and even relied on it. Because the dancers in the house were all watched by Youguo, even though they knew that Youguo's beautiful appearance was actually a male body, they still loved him as much as they did with their brother.

Youguo tugged at the pigtail of the bud clothes, and his originally cold and stiff expression softened slightly, and said casually: "Three or four, I don't remember." ”

Mei Yi nodded ignorantly, and then whispered: "What about you, Brother Youguo?" Will you leave Gion like they did? ”

"Do you want me to leave?" Youguo said.

Mei Yi whispered: "Hope, but don't hope." ”

Youguo's eyebrows raised slightly: "Why?" ”

Mei Yi said dependently, "I hope that Brother Youguo can be free, but I don't want to see you." ”

Youguo naturally wanted to leave, after all, he couldn't meet a strategic target in Gion, his mouth was about to bubble, and he didn't want to deal with those men who stared at his women's clothes all day long, but if he left Gion, he was reluctant to buy these girls in the house who were still young and were sold to buy a house by poor parents.

He doesn't have a sister, but he has a lot of "sisters" in the house who can't be separated.

So Youguo bent the corners of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "No, I won't leave for the time being." ”

Touching Yayi's hair, Youguo thought to himself: "Even if I leave, I will take you with me and find a good family for you." ”

*

The next night, as soon as the sun had set, and perhaps because she had searched Gion and found no trace of the pumped deer, the proprietress of Rakujaniya reluctantly gave up the search, assuming that she might have managed to sneak out of Gion.

After nightfall, the lights in the Gion Garden were bright, and it was gradually quiet in the middle of the night, and Mei Yi, who ran out of the back door of the house, looked carefully at the nearby alley and found no one before letting Shikano and Yugo come out, she walked flexibly in the alley and led the two to a small river in Gion, under an arched wooden bridge, the man was looking around anxiously, and when his familiar face gradually appeared in the moonlight, the man ran to take Kano's hand in surprise. "Luye!"

Shikano also cried with joy, but she held back her crying and hugged the man tightly.

After complaining to each other, Lu Ye pulled the man and Youguo to thank him, Youguo did not shirk, he looked at the small river in front of him reflecting the moon and asked the man lightly: "How are you going to take her out?" ”

The man was silent for a while, and then whispered, "This river leads all the way to the outside of Gion, and eventually it will meet another river, and I will take Shikano to swim from the river to the confluence of the river outside Gion, where I will listen to one of my boats, and just take my boat and return to the fishing village where I live." ”

Youguo looked at the man a little critically, trying to find a hint of weakness in the man's expression, and after a long time he nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, take her away."

Lu Ye took the man's hand and finally thanked Youguo, and when the two of them were about to go into the water, Youguo raised his hand and took out a few pieces of jewelry from his clothes and stuffed them into Lu Ye's hands.

He lowered his eyes and said coldly, "Let's go, don't come here again." ”

Shikano held the jewelry that Youguo stuffed into her hand for a moment, and then nodded heavily, although she was laughing, tears couldn't stop flowing down.

"Thank you, Mrs. Yugo." Shikano said, "I will definitely repay you!" ”

Youguo nodded dispensably, watching the two walk into the river hand in hand, and the man and the deer wild swam away as quickly as a dexterous fish.

Watching the figures of the two gradually disappear into the darkness, Youguo, who was holding Mei Yi's hand, was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly heard Mei Yi's surprised voice.

"Huh?" Mei Yi pointed to the river and said, "Why is there a white thing floating on it?" ”

Youguo looked back, a white thing floated on the surface of the river and slowly swung towards him, Youguo looked closely, and a furry animal swung along the waves of the water.

The system excitedly shouted at this point: "It's it!" It's a killing pill! ”

Youguo didn't even have time to think about why the target of the raiders had become like this, and immediately stepped forward and bent down to try his best to pick up the fluffy thing from the river.

"It's a puppy." Mei Yi was surprised and said, "But why is it hurt?" ”

The system is also saying: "After Sesshomaru defeated the ocelot clan, he was seriously injured by another wave of monsters, and in order to reduce the consumption of demon power, he changed back to his original form and was brought here by the river." ”

The puppy in his arms was covered with soft and smooth white fur, and the wound on his lower abdomen was dripping with blood, and at this time it was still oozing blood, Youguo covered the bloody wound of the puppy in his arms with his hand, and looked at the puppy with clear eyebrows in his arms for a long time before slowly revealing a smile.

"Take him back." Youguo said to Mei Yi, "I've wanted to have a pet for a long time. ”

"That's it."

Mei Yi tilted her head, although she didn't know why Youguo was smiling so happily, and she didn't know why Youguo would use "him" to call a puppy, but Mei Yi still said happily: "Okay! ”